Fergus Hodgson on tax rate/tax hike impact on states; House legislators debate scheduling of special sessions; Troy Kickler on the Edenton Tea Party; David Schnare on problems with energy options; Roy Cordato on state of climate-change alarmism movement.
Terry Stoops on mixed signals in K-12 scores; Paul Cwik on competing economic theories; Carolyn Harper on Holocaust survivor Morris Glass; Clark Havighurst on problems associated with monopoly power; Michael Sanera on scarcity of water as N.C. grows.
Becki Gray on constitutional amendments; legislators on overriding Gov. Perdue's voter I.D. veto; Renee Ellmers on a federal balanced budget amendment; Thomas Grennes on impact of debt on economic growth; Don Carrington on evaluating unemployment stats.
John Hood on redistricting maps; House legislators debate regulatory reform; Nelson Dollar & Mickey Michaux discuss race and redistricting; Peter Frank on government versus free markets; Terry Stoops on legislature's work on school choice.
Rick Henderson on N.C.'s pension fund liability; Peter Boettkeon on better decisions via economic principles; Phil Berger reacts to jobs criticism from legislative Democrats; Catherine Moga Bryant, Scott Ralls & Jay Schalin on community college mergers.
Becki Gray gives a legislative report card; legislators on need for students to study US foundation; Bruce Springthorpe on computer-based alternative to redistricting; Lynn Sharp on value of state think tanks; Terry Stoops on online teacher certification.
Daren Bakst on Supreme Court ruling's impact on taxpayer-financed campaigns; Rob Bluey & Bill Beach on federal spending; Howard Manning on frustration w/ school reform; John Dodd on Reagan's '76 primary victory; Rick Henderson on occupational licensing.
Daren Bakst, Elaine Riddick, Melissa Hyatt & Australia Clay on state's eugenics program; Tom Apodaca & Martin Nesbitt debate role of oversight boards; John Staddon on financial market failure; Jenna Ashley Robinson on value of a college degree.
John Hood on the politics of the budget; Thom Tillis & Terry Stoops on dustup with NCAE; Jim Crawford, Dan Ingle & Mike Stone on discouraging habitual thieves; Darrell Allison & Democratic legislators on lifting the charter school cap; Michael Sanera on local government spending.
Joe Coletti on state budget; Dale Folwell, Jose Rico, Viridiana Martinez & Ann McColl on asking immigration status of school kids; Jamie Boles, Becky Carney & Ric Killian on driver's ed; Jonathan Adler on free markets; Terry Stoops on graduation rates.
